‘Troubled’ Eby seeks CSIS briefing on election interference | Globalnews.ca
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s “very troubled” by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver’s municipal elections last year and he’s asked Canada’s intelligence agency for a briefing. Eby said Friday that Canadians deserved a “thorough and independent investigation” into the claims reported in the Globe and Mail newspaper this week that China’s consulate […]
Vancouver’s mayor blasts report over Chinese interference, condemns ‘insinuations’
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VANCOUVER—Vancouver’s mayor has rejected parts of a newspaper report suggesting the China’s consulate in the city was looking to groom politicians and use community groups as proxies to interfere in the municipal election last fall. Ken Sim, who in winning that election became the city’s first Chinese-Canadian mayor, says what he called “insinuations” in the […]